[governance] Call for nominations for Appeals Team

[Jeremy Malcolm]

This is a call for nominations for membership of the Internet  
Governance Caucus Appeals Team for 2008-2009.  The call is open from  
now until 31 December 2008.

The purpose of the Appeals Team as stated in our charter (http://www.igcaucus.org/charter 
) is as follows: "Any time 4 individual members of the IGC co-sign a  
statement on the main IGC mailing list they can appeal any decision of  
the coordinators. When a decision is appealed, the appeals team will  
review any discussions that occurred and will request comments from  
the IGC membership. Based on the information they collect and  
discussion, they will decide on the merit of the appeal."

Five members of the Appeals Team are required.  We would like to  
receive at least twice as many candidates for each available seat on  
the Appeals Team - that is, at least ten in all.  Nominations may be  
sent to this mailing list, or to myself as chair of the Nomcom.  Self- 
nominations are permitted (and encouraged), though a seconding member  
may help your application.

The criteria for selection of Appeals Team members are as follows:

A) Qualified IGC member
Appeals team should be Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus (CS  
IGC) members.

Anyone who have subscribed to the IGC Charter and subscribed to the  
IGC caucus mailing list for 2 months prior to the announcement of the  
appeals team Nomcom process is eligible to be a candidate. (The Nomcom  
process started on 7 September 2008.)

B) Qualifications
Nomcom will primarily select persons based on their knowledge and  
experience of issues faced by the caucus and their neutrality.

The successful candidate should be a person with thoughtful and  
unbiased consideration and have a stated (and demonstrated) commitment  
to consultation and dialogue with the community.

C) Diversity and balance
Appeal Team collectively should have good diversity and balance. The  
attributes to be considered include, but not limited to:
- Geographic and cultural diversity
- Gender
- Age
- Skill set and knowledge
- Disability

These will be treated as a goal, but not as the absolute requirement.

D) Others
To avoid capture, no more than one employee/representative of a  
particular organization should serve on the Appeal Team at any given  
time.

We look forward to receiving your nominations!

-- 
JEREMY MALCOLM
Project Coordinator
CONSUMERS INTERNATIONAL-KL OFFICE
for Asia Pacific and the Middle East	

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